Broom



W. HE TZBERG Filed Sept 17, 1925 um i W a Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

WILLIAM 'HER'IVZBERG, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BROOM.

Application filed September 17, 1925. Serial No. 56,975.

This invention relates to improvements in tangular openings near theirlower end.

v brooms and an object thereof is the pro- Both horizontal edgesof eachplate at'the. vision of a metallic broom-head which holds openings areprovided with teeth 11 spaced the broom-straw securely and which dividesapart and opposite each other transversely v '5 the broom into aplurality'ofsections. f in horizontal direction on either shell and 60.A further object of the invention is tovertically'on-the same shell.These teeth provide a broom which avoids the use of aresolong that theirpoints almost touch cord or similar perishable material'in its eachotherand that they separate the broomconstruction. I s straw on vertical,transverse planes.

10 With these and other objects in view the The reeds of the broom-straware cemented invention consists in the novel construction, together fromslightly above opening 10 to combination and arrangements of parts toplane 6 by means of asphaltic cement, rubbe hereinafter more fullydescribed, and ber or the like, to form a solid compact finally pointedout in the appended claim. mass. As the space between shells 2 and 15 Inthe accompanying drawing, forming 3 increases upwardly, the body formedby i a material part of this disclosure:' cementing the materialtogether increases Fig. 1 is a'front elevation of a broom in thicknessin the same direction and is embodying the present invention, the rightprevented from moving downward in addihalf of the front cover plate isbroken away tion to the holding power of teeth 11 in V 530 to show theinterior. the same direction, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of-Fig. 1 Thetwo shells are held together, the Fig. 3 is a sectional plan on line 3-3of broom-stick fastened thereto and the broom-. Fig. 1. r straw clampedtherein by means of a plu- Fig. 4: is a detail showing the constructionrality of long tubular rivets or eyelets l2 2 of the stop at the neckopening for the which penetrate the broom-holder trans- 30 broomstick. Yversely and are spun over at either side Fig. 5 is a sectional plan online 5-5 to form heads. Two of these rivets 12 peneof Fig. 4. trate thebroomstick 1 and hold it securely Referring to the drawing, 1 representsa against turning, swaying or pulling out. A so broom-stick for thebroom which is held series of rivets 12 is arranged in a horiin thebroom-head shells 2 and 3. These zontal line to penetrate the cementedbody shells are preferably stamped from sheet of broom material aboutits central porsteel and shell 2 overlaps shell 3 at its outer tion.These rivets are so placed that they edges at 2 The broom stick 1 entersthe are in staggered relation to the two horishells at the neckopening't and the broom zontal rows of spaced teeth 11. In this materialwhich is preferably piassava or manner each section of the broom,produced Bahia fiber, rice straw or a similar kind, by the dividingaction of teeth 11, is sepaenters the lower elongated opening formedrately held by a rivet 12". Near the lower by the shells and extendsupward to the end 5 of the broom-holder, close to the corcal broomstick1 preferably extends downward two shells together and dividethe broomtothe same plane. The faces of the two straw into two somewhat smalleroutside shells 2 and 3 are arranged to gradually sections to givegreater flexibility in sweepcome closer together from the neck 4: to theing action and a greater spread to the r 5 bottom opening 5, so that atapering space broom-straw atthe bottom end of the broom. 100

is formed between them. To hold the shells The body of thebroom'consisting of the the desired distance apart at the. neck. tobroom-straw cemented together, is preferform the proper opening forstick 1 shoulably preformed-in a mold ready for inserders 7 are formedby notching and bending tion into the shells. It is therefore an easy 50both shells in such a manner that when operation to replace a worn outbroom with joined the edges of plates at 8 lie in one a new one byremoving the eyelet rivets, incircle and do not overlap at the opening,serting a newbody and reriveting. while the shoulders 7 hold the shellsthe From the above description taken in conrequired distance apart.nection with the accompanying drawing, it Both shells 2 and 8 areprovidedwitb, recwill be seen that I have provided a broom.

40 plane indicated by 6 on the drawing. The ners of opening 10,tworivets 12 hold the straW and eliminates all binding strings jwithoutlosing the desired efiect of separating the broom into sections.

Binding strings break by deteriorating, the broom-straw falls out orbreaks and the sweeping action is impaired or destroyed. The desiredflexibility at the place Where the strings are usually placed isattained in my broom by the sheet metal bar above line 5 which producesjust the desired flexibility at this place. V c

lvliile I have shown and described the preferred form of my device as anexample of the many Ways of practically constructing my improved broomit is understood that such changes may be made in its generalarrangement, and in the construction of minor details thereof as comeWithin the scope of'the invention defined inthe claim,

I l l s Without departure from the spirit of the invention and theprinciple-involved.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: V r

In a broom, broom material, a pair of complen'icntal metallic shellsencasing the butt portions of saidmateriaha series of lugs strucktfromthe material of said shells at spaced distances from each otherllOllzontally and Vertically, and entering the broom material, and saidseries of lugs spat-V ing said material to simulate tufts, and aseparate fastening means passing through the base of each tuft andthrough both shells above said spacing means.

, In testimony'whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this15th day of September 1925.

WILLIAM HERTZBERG.

